Hi there.
So far I'm happy with other products I've bought from Roodogs in Oz - but unfortunately not the primer pump. I bought and fitted this in August 07 which is "just yesterday" in terms of how I expect things to last on my cruiser.
Here's a picture of it installed:
And here is another picture of it with the original toyota plastic cover. (This is another reason why I liked it - The old cover fitted perfectly.)
To be honest, I was wary of it to start with because no brand-name was displayed on either the item itself or the box it came in. (What sort of manufacturer would make an item and then not want to proudly display their brandname on it?) All that was written on the box was "made in Taiwan" as I remember. Also, the copper washer that sits under it was the wrong dimensions so I had to reuse the original Toyota one.
Now I know some people out there will just say: "Serves you right. You should have stuck with OEM." But I don't see it as anywhere near as simple as that. - I have had poor performance from OEM products. (My door mirrors are an example of that - They cost something like $80 each if I remember correctly and the plastic cracked on the corners around the mirror-glass within weeks of putting them on!)
I haven't contacted Roodogs to complain - Because I can seldom be bothered going down that route. (If anyone out there has bought the same product from them and has had no problems with it - Then they should add their "good" experience into this thread to counteract my "bad" experience.)
Oh yes. The problem - Well it drips diesel when I use it!
The reason I had to use it recently is because I've just shifted my fuel filter holder again. I shifted it from the engine to the LH mudguard/fender a long time ago in order to be able to fit cheaper (and more readily-available deeper/higher filters.
But I miscalculated then and it ended up a bit too close to the metal of the guard/fender which made changing the filter still a bit awkward (for the deeper/higher versions).
You can see here how close it was:
So far I'm happy with other products I've bought from Roodogs in Oz - but unfortunately not the primer pump. I bought and fitted this in August 07 which is "just yesterday" in terms of how I expect things to last on my cruiser.
Here's a picture of it installed:
And here is another picture of it with the original toyota plastic cover. (This is another reason why I liked it - The old cover fitted perfectly.)
To be honest, I was wary of it to start with because no brand-name was displayed on either the item itself or the box it came in. (What sort of manufacturer would make an item and then not want to proudly display their brandname on it?) All that was written on the box was "made in Taiwan" as I remember. Also, the copper washer that sits under it was the wrong dimensions so I had to reuse the original Toyota one.
Now I know some people out there will just say: "Serves you right. You should have stuck with OEM." But I don't see it as anywhere near as simple as that. - I have had poor performance from OEM products. (My door mirrors are an example of that - They cost something like $80 each if I remember correctly and the plastic cracked on the corners around the mirror-glass within weeks of putting them on!)
I haven't contacted Roodogs to complain - Because I can seldom be bothered going down that route. (If anyone out there has bought the same product from them and has had no problems with it - Then they should add their "good" experience into this thread to counteract my "bad" experience.)
Oh yes. The problem - Well it drips diesel when I use it!
The reason I had to use it recently is because I've just shifted my fuel filter holder again. I shifted it from the engine to the LH mudguard/fender a long time ago in order to be able to fit cheaper (and more readily-available deeper/higher filters.
But I miscalculated then and it ended up a bit too close to the metal of the guard/fender which made changing the filter still a bit awkward (for the deeper/higher versions).
You can see here how close it was:
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